"San Francisco and San Mateo counties are the focus of a severe thunderstorm warning released at 2:19 a.m. on Thursday by the National Weather Service. The warning is in effect until 2:45 a.m. Residents should prepare for wind gusts of up to 70 mph. At 2:19 a.m., a severe thunderstorm was located over Daly City, moving northeast at 60 mph, the NWS San Francisco CA said. Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings."
"The NWS said, Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. Seek shelter immediately in an interior room on the lowest floor of a well-built structure. Emergency alerts in the San Francisco Bay Area All enabled mobile phones in the area will receive emergency alerts for considerable or catastrophic hazards. To monitor other local risk, residents are advised to sign up for county alert systems and to monitor agencies' social media."
A severe thunderstorm warning was issued at 2:19 a.m. for San Francisco and San Mateo counties and remains in effect until 2:45 a.m. Wind gusts up to 70 mph are expected, and a storm over Daly City was moving northeast at 60 mph. Considerable tree damage is likely, with probable damage to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. Listed impacted locations include San Francisco, Daly City, South San Francisco, San Bruno, Pacifica, Brisbane, Colma and Broadmoor. Tornadoes can develop quickly; seek shelter on the lowest interior floor of a well-built structure. All enabled mobile phones in the area will receive emergency alerts and residents are advised to sign up for county alert systems and monitor agencies' social media. Lightning strikes about 25 million times annually in the U.S., causing roughly 20 deaths per year, and lightning risk peaks when storms are overhead, so have a clear plan for seeking shelter when outdoors.
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